Buying guide

[SamawatAhsan]

I need to buy a laptop , I'm stuck between Dell Inspiron I7579 

https://m.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/dell-dell-i7579-15-6-touchscreen-laptop-grey-intel-core-i5-7200u-256gb-hdd-8gb-ddr4-ram-win10-open-box-i7579-10028gry/10584947 

 

vs HP spcetre pro 360 g2

https://m.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/refurbished-hp-spectre-pro-x360-g2-13-3-touch-i7-6600u-2-6ghz-512gb-ssd-8gb-ram-win-10-pro/12294522

 

I'm in college , I'll use it for light gaming and solidworks . 

 

Which one would be the better option?

 

[genexis_x]

Both are outdated. What's your budget? Are you from Canada?

[Hashiba]

you'll definitely want a dedicated GPU for Solidworks

[DeGerlash]

What about this one? No SSD, but hey, it's the definition of what you need  (GTX 1050, 1TB HDD, 8GB RAM, i5-7300HQ Quad-Core 2.5 - 3.5 GHz)

https://www.amazon.com/Powerful-i5-7300HQ-Quad-core-Processor-FireCuda/dp/B076H6X5SS/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1527764891&sr=1-4&keywords=asus+fx&refinements=p_n_graphics_type_browse-bin%3A14292273011

 

If you do want some loading speed, then this SSHD might be a good option: (GTX 1050, 1TB SSHD, 8GB RAM, i5-8300H Quad-Core 2.5 - 3.9 GHz)

https://www.amazon.com/8th-Gen-i5-8300H-processor-GeForce-FireCuda/dp/B07BP9QG2J/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1527764990&sr=1-3&keywords=asus+fx&refinements=p_n_graphics_type_browse-bin%3A14292273011&dpID=51VhIiuxe4L&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

 

And if you definately want your Windows on an SSD, you could go with this one: (RX 460, 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD, 8GB RAM, AMD FX-9830P Quad-Core 3.0 - 3.7 GHz)

https://www.amazon.com/FX550IU-WSFX-Gaming-Laptop-Graphics-Windows/dp/B071FR526X/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1527764990&sr=1-2&keywords=asus+fx&refinements=p_n_graphics_type_browse-bin%3A14292273011&dpID=41I4x-8%2BeuL&preST=_SX300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

[genexis_x]

27 minutes ago, DeGerlash said:

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Asus FX series laptops have mediocre-terrible cooling and OKish build quality. Avoid.

[TEGNO]

From those two, I go with the HP!

[DeGerlash]

1 hour ago, ZM Fong said:

Asus FX series laptops have mediocre-terrible cooling and OKish build quality. Avoid.

Build quality is rather an issue of the past, you can break any laptop if you're not careful. I treat my HP Omen laptop with a lot of care, and haven't had issues in over a year now, even though the 2nd biggest complaint about is is "build quality". Just don't smash your hands on the keyboard or throw it anywhere and you'll be fine.

 

It's the 2nd biggest complaint, as the first is cooling. We're talking about gaming laptops. Those get hot. Those mostly sound like a cow. You use headphones. It's not that it's going to thermal throttle. 

 

I've used an Asus FX502 for a while in the past and I never had a single issue. They offer incredible value for their price, and I couldn't be a bigger fan. They're way underrated.

[genexis_x]

44 minutes ago, DeGerlash said:

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You don't know about gaming laptops. This is just your own opinion. Not going to argue with you.

[SamawatAhsan]

5 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

Both are outdated. What's your budget? Are you from Canada?

yes I'm from canada , otherwise i would've gone for asus nitro 5 , my budget is under 700 CAD

[genexis_x]

8 hours ago, SamawatAhsan said:

yes I'm from canada , otherwise i would've gone for asus nitro 5 , my budget is under 700 CAD

Any links of online stores?

[DeGerlash]

18 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

You don't know about gaming laptops. This is just your own opinion. Not going to argue with you.

What a mature way to end a constructive conversation...